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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Appledore, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Appledore and the surrounding area.
- PTA summer fairs
- Charity fundraisers
- Country shows
Planning an event in Appledore?
Step by step
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. At midsummer, events in Appledore stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN26 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Hog roast for events in Appledore, slow-roasted on site
Sports clubs, fun runs and tournaments suit a hog roast. We are often asked to cater horse and dog shows and town and village days, serving rotisserie chicken, apple sauce and hog roast rolls.
At a field event near Appledore, power and water may be limited; we cook on gas, so we do not need mains power. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Appledore
Appledore is about 8 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Appledore and the surrounding area. We cater 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Appledore to Canterbury (21 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, Appledore (Kent) station is about 1.3 miles away. The coast is within about 6 miles of Appledore, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Events anywhere in TN26 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many visitors. Your event could be at a house on The Street, Old Way and Court Lodge Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Appledore we cover include Appledore Heath (1 mile north), Stone in Oxney (1 mile south-west), Reading Street (2 miles west), Stone Corner (3 miles west) and Brattle (3 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles north-east), Hythe (13 miles east), Tenterden (5 miles north-west), Kennington (10 miles north-east), New Romney (7 miles south-east) and Staplehurst (14 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Brenzett Aeronautical Museum (3.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Appledore includes Orlestone Forest.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue stall, carving is faster than grilling to order. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why book our hog roast in Appledore
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Planned to your running order
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our prices page or the cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Season and day of the week
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Time on site
- Whether you want china
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your date and serving time
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Questions from Appledore
Do you come out to small places like Appledore?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Appledore?
Appledore (Kent) station, about 1.3 miles east of the centre.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Can you help with a fundraiser?
We’re happy to talk it through.
Can you cater in Appledore?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Halal is not offered
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
We clear the pitch and take everything away.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Why choose hog roast for events in Appledore?
It suits all ages.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Appledore, including:
- Summer fêtes
- Charity days
- Town and village days
- Vintage rallies
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Staffing on the day
- How dietary needs are handled
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Where the roaster can go in Appledore
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Appledore
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
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What else we do in Appledore
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Rotisserie chicken
For visitors who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children typically like it too.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away